New Delhi, June 2 -- Keeping the promise made in January this year, the German Embassy in Delhi announced that Indian nationals will no longer require a transit visa when traveling to another country with a layover at a German airport.

"The lifting of the so-called airport transit visa requirement for Indian citizens was announced in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on June 2, 2026, and takes effect on June 3, 2026," read the press note by the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany New Delhi and shared by ANI.

"This implements a result of Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz's trip to India in January of this year. It underlines the Federal Government's commitment to deepening German Indian relations, facilitating the moveme...